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Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [3]

Georgetown South Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Caltowie South Australia [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Wood Green, Middlesex [2]

11 St Vincent Place, Broom's Road, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beeford, East Yorkshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carlisle England [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Drypool, Hull [1]

Dublin [1]

Egremont, Cumberland [1]

Elsing Norfolk [1]

Elsworth Colliery, Durham [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Haltwhistle England [1]

Ham, Surrey [1]

Hovingham, North Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kent [1]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1]

Kirby Misperton [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [335]

Corporal [34]

Gunner [34]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [18]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Army Service Staff [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (T) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dresser [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1]

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [32]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

London Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [510]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Royal Navy [46]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Other Empire Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [739]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [717]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [3] Georgetown South Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Caltowie South Australia [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Wood Green, Middlesex [2] 11 St Vincent Place, Broom's Road, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beeford, East Yorkshire [1] Brighton [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Cambridge [1] Carlisle England [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Drypool, Hull [1] Dublin [1] Egremont, Cumberland [1] Elsing Norfolk [1] Elsworth Colliery, Durham [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Haltwhistle England [1] Ham, Surrey [1] Hovingham, North Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kent [1] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [1] Kirby Misperton [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [335] Corporal [34] Gunner [34] Serjeant [24] Driver [18] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Army Service Staff [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (T) [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engineer [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Dresser [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1] Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [32] Durham Light Infantry [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [19] London Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Border Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [510] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Royal Navy [46] Australian Imperial Force [32] Other Empire Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [739] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [717] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Ireland [1]

George Bowes

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 7766 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Edwin Bowes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 201392 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3485 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 2/5th Battalion

British Army 3485 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

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John Siddel Bowes

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army 7999 Private The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

British Army 41024 Private Durham Light Infantry 25th (Works) Battalion

British Army 23488 Private Labour Corps 40th Labour Company

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Frank Bowes

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12/600 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Gilbert Bowes

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145460

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145460 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Bowes

Died 1915

British Army 1250 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1250 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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The Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Captain (T) Royal Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Edward Bowes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 11150 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

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Edward Bowes

Died 1918

British Army G/7027 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 25543 16th Lancers

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Robert Ernest Bowes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52423

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Edgar Watson Bowes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61297

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Ernest Edward Bowes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34675

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David Thomas Bowes

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 32/473 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12th (Service) Battalion

British Army 34280 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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John Bowes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281443

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Arthur Bowes

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8545 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8545 Acting Serjeant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8545 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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George Bowes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121571

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David Bowes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140845

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George Henderson Bowes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 71863 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Bowes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1949 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1949 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th manchest Battalion

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Frederick William Bowes

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army 119597 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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